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Flight Reliability

AS 742 · Alaska Airlines

Phoenix → Portland (PHXPDX)99% of its flights flew this route. The rest (SFO–SEA) are included in these numbers.

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Nerd Approved
WanderNerd Reliability Score
87%
Arrive within 15 minutes
1 min early
Average arrival delay
0%
Cancelled
11 min early
Median arrival delay

Based on 188 historical flights. Data through May 2026.

What the data says

12–3 PM has a slight edge.

Departures between 12–3 PM arrived on time 88% of the time, against 85% between 9 PM–12 AM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

AS 742 arrived on time 96% of the time on Tuesdays and just 78% on Sundays. That gap is worth planning around.

Better than the PHX–PDX route average.

AS 742 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 80% across the PHX–PDX route.

A bit ahead of the Alaska Airlines network.

AS 742 arrived on time 87% of the time, versus 80% across the Alaska Airlines network.

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon84%(31 flights)
  • Tue96%(22 flights)
  • Wed86%(21 flights)
  • Thu90%(30 flights)
  • Fri93%(30 flights)
  • Sat86%(22 flights)
  • Sun78%(32 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM(1 flights)
  • 12–3 PM88%(154 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM85%(33 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Nov 58% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
November 202558%19
December 202581%31
January 202695%20
February 202696%23
March 202693%30
April 202693%30
May 202690%31
Departures on time
85%
Diverted
0%
Flights flown
188
Months covered
9

Based on 188 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.